Only about 15% of the world’s seafarers have been vaccinated from COVID-19, according to data from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator. Meanwhile, figures from… Weiterlesen »Survey Shows Frighteningly Low Vaccination Rate Among Seafarers

The NYK chartered wood chip carrier MV Crimson Polaris that broke up Thursday morning off the coast of Hachinohe, Japan is leaking oil, photos show.… Weiterlesen »Oil Spills from Wrecked Wood Chip Carrier Crimson Polaris in Japan -Photos

By Paul Sandle LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – British satellite operator Inmarsat said it would launch a major upgrade to its L-band services to offer… Weiterlesen »Inmarsat to Drive Growth with Industry-Leading L-band Upgrade

By Damian Shepherd (Bloomberg) — The summer doldrums are here for oil supertankers. Freight rates on the benchmark route from the Middle East to Asia have… Weiterlesen »Oil Supertankers in Doldrums With Bunker Costs High

In June of this year, the U.S. Coast Guard welcomed Adm. Linda L. Fagan as its new Vice Commandant. In doing so, she becomes the… Weiterlesen »Watch Admiral Fagan Discuss Diversity

by Muyu Xu (Reuters) Congestion off China’s top two container ports, Shanghai and Ningbo is worsening following the shutdown of a container terminal in Ningbo… Weiterlesen »COVID-19 Rips Through China Ports

by James Mayger (Bloomberg) China partly shut the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker became infected with Covid, threatening more damage to already fragile supply chains… Weiterlesen »China Starts Shutting Down World’s Third-Busiest Port

Women and racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented at all levels of the U.S. Coast Guard, especially in higher ranks and among senior leadership, and… Weiterlesen »Study Shows a Lack of Diversity Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members, Especially in Higher Ranks

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his administration is working to relieve bottlenecks… Weiterlesen »Biden Says His Administration is Working Relieve Bottlenecks that Threaten Economic Recovery

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed contracts for the design and construction of two Construction Service Operations (CSV) vessels for Rem Offshore, also of Norway. The… Weiterlesen »Vard to Construct Two Offshore Wind Operations Vessels for Rem Offshore